STEWARDSHIP COMMITEE

Ron & Doreen Giard, George Murray, Jill Krause, Suzanne Cronin, Amy & Matt DePasquale, Sylvia & Pete Sabourin, Paula Litchfield,
Melanie Dziekiewicz, Jeff Roy, Barbara Ramian, Leeann Hansson,
PARISH BULLETIN:
ALL ITEMS MUST BE PROPOSED IN WRITING AND LEFT AT THE RECTORY MONDAY MORNING BEFORE 11:00 AM.

CHARTER FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
As a reminder, our parish follows the guidelines of the national Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People approved
by the US Bishops and the policies of the Diocese of Worcester in screening those who work with children in our care and in helping
victims of abuse find healing. If you or someone you know has been sexually abused by a Church employee or volunteer in the past,
please contact Frances Nugent, Victim Services Coordinator for our diocese at 508-929-4363 (direct line & confidential voicemail).
If you are concerned about a current case of abuse, please contact the local civil authorities immediately
REV. James F. Carmody - PASTOR
Quat Van Tran - DEACON Vincent

Leeann Hansson, YOUTH MINISTER & LIFETEEN COORDINATOR
Patty Corkum, CCDCOORDINATOR Grades K-4
Rectory Phones 234-2156 or 234-8110
Religious Education Office 234-6355
FAX: (508) 234-5123
E-mail: stpeters39@hotmail.com
Website: Saintpetersparish.org
MISSION STATEMENT
The Family of St. Peter's is committed to spreading Gods love by strengthening our foundation of faith through service,
worship, and active participation in our ministry to the community. We welcome all to join us in our celebration of faith.
OFFICE HOURS:
Monday through Friday 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM

SCHEDULE OF LITURGIES:
Saturday 4:30 PM
Sunday 8:30 and 11:00 AM; 5:00 PM
Monday-Thursday 8:00 AM

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION
Saturday at 3:30 PM
Anytime by appointment.

BAPTISMS:
By appointment only.

MARRIAGES:
Please call the rectory at least twelve months in advance
PARISH COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE:
George Murray: 234-6569

FINANCE COMMITTEE:
James Archibald Homer Rajotte Thomas Heney
Jeffrey Thibeault George Murray

BEREAVEMENT MINISTRY:
Elaine Nowlan 234-0757

SAINT VINCENT DEPAUL SOCIETY:
Please call: Rectory: 234-2156; Peter: 234-2770

PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY:
Grace Sawyer 508-278-7276 or Pat Daly 508-234-1382
SAINT PETERS PARISH
39 Church Ave., P.O. Box 446, Northbridge, Mass. 01534
ST. PETERS PARISH NORTHBRIDGE, MA
SATURDAY August 16th
4:30PM Valmore & Bertha Dube by the family
SUNDAY August 17th
8:30AM Abraham LeCour by Eunice Gardner
11:00AM Alva & Doris Erickson by the Hanssons
MONDAY August 18th
8:00AM Bill Moran by Bea Sabourin
TUESDAY August 19th
8:00AM Edmond Lemoine by His Wife Helen
WEDNESDAY August 20th
8:00AM Bill Moran by Family
THURSDAY August 21st

8:00AM Bill & Jeannette Vigliotti & daughter Julia
by Bea Sabourin
FRIDAY August 22nd
8:00AM NO MASS
SATURDAY August 23rd
4:30PM Celeste & Augustus Sampson by Family
SUNDAY August 24th
8:30AM Douglas Heney by Dot & Henry Heney
11:00AM Edward Courville by Family





Michael and Eric Murray, Kaylen Gilman, Julie
Johnson, Donna LaBrie, Isaac Leon, Louis
Bernard, Timothy Nestor and all in our book of
prayers

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Weekly Collection update
Sunday August 10, 2014

Envelope Collected 110 $2,439.50
Electronic giving 310.00
Total 2,749.50
Need 4,082.00
Weekly surplus/shortfall (-$1,332.50)
Year to date shortfall: (-$45,141.50)



ITS VACATION TIME!

Just a reminder that while you
are on vacation, our parish ex-
penses continue. Please continue to send in
your envelopes or drop off at the rectory. Per-
haps this would be a good time to sign up for
electronic giving? Sign up once and never have
to remember to do your envelopes again. Call
the rectory for details. May God bless you with a
safe and enjoyable summer.
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Northbridge Association of Churches
BACKPACKS & SCHOOL SUPPLIES
The Northbridge Association of
Churches will be collecting back-
packs and school supplies August
3-24th here at the church. Please
donate backpacks, rul-
ers, calculators, compo-
sition notebooks. Pencils, folders,
binders with paper, pens, childrens
scissors, markers, erasers, colored
pencils, glue sticks, etc. for children in
need.
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COUPONS NEEDED
Are you a coupon cutter? What do you do
with the ones you dont uses?
Those who know the art of couponing, get
some real bargains. We have a friend in the
community who is making it her mission to sup-
ply the Peace of Bread Community Kitchen food
pantry with much needed non-perishable food
items and hygiene items using coupons.
Please save unused coupons each week and
put them in the box in the gathering area, or if
youre in Whitinsville, slip them through the mail
slot of the United Presbyterian Church, 7 Spring
Street and we will pass them on to Beth Anne.
20TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME AUGUST 17, 2014
A NOTE FROM THE PASTOR

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(CNN) -- The simple answer to the question why
Pope Francis is headed to South Korea, in the first
papal trip to Asia in 25 years, is straightforward. The
pope is going to celebrate the sixth Asian Youth Day
and beatify 124 martyrs of Korea.
But the more complex answer has to take into
consideration the Korean Catholic Church's unique
history and the pope's theological agenda. These
can give us a deeper understanding of why he is
making this trip.
While South Korea may not be viewed as an
overtly Catholic nation (compared to the Philippines,
the most Christian nation in Asia), at least 10% of
South Korea's population belong to the Church,
according to its statistics.
The Catholic Church in Korea enjoys a high level of
respect from non-Catholics, maintains good relations
with other religious communities, and has a history of
positive social engagement for the common good.
Pope Francis's visit will recognize these
accomplishments, a move that will not only please
Koreans, but hold up their church as a model of
evangelization.

Evangelizing in Asia

Since it is Asia that has the greatest potential for the
growth of Catholicism, it makes sense to highlight an
Asian success story and to recognize the Asian
youth who will be called on to continue that growth.
Evangelization is in fact a key concern for Pope
Francis. His apostolic exhortation, Evangelii
Gaudium, focused on this topic and called for the
transformation of the Catholic Church to focus on
"the evangelization of today's world rather than for
her self-preservation."

The pope's concept of evangelization does not focus
simply on baptizing new Catholics, but, as seen in the
chapter from that exhortation entitled "The Social Di-
mension of Evangelization," also includes a call for
the inclusion of the "homeless, the addicted, refugees,
indigenous peoples, [and] the elderly who are increas-
ingly isolated and abandoned." Moreover, this pope,
while recognizing the importance of ordained clergy,
decried "clericalism" before the publication of this ex-
hortation, sees the laity as having an active role in
evangelization.
The pope's concerns as expressed in Evengelii
Gaudium therefore resonate with the historical accom-
plishments of the Korean Catholic Church in that it
has grown into a relatively large and healthy Catholic
community with much of the work of evangelization
being conducted by the laity.
It is no accident that during his trip the pope will visit
Kkottongnae (Flower Village), a Catholic institution
devoted to caring for such marginalized groups as the
elderly and the homeless, where he will meet with
leaders of the Apostolate of the Laity.

God Bless,
Fr. Jim
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WOMEN OF FAITH GATHERING

Easing into Balance: Practices for Everyday Contemplation
will be held on

Saturday, September 6
at 9:30 am 1:00 pm,

St. Annes Convent, 720 Boston Post Road East, Marlbor-
ough. This half day retreat is a way of gently entering into
the Fall season with God and other women, taking time for
the contemplative practices of slowing down and surren-
der. The presenter will be Nicki Verploegen, Ph.D, a spiri-
tual director and consultant who offers graduate courses,
seminars, retreats, and workshops in spirituality both in the
U.S. and abroad in Africa and Asia. Coffee and will be
offered.

Registration fee is $5. Pre-registration is required by Sun-
day, 8/31/14. Please email or call Lori Pandiscio 508-498-
3778, lamp.lighter9@verizon.net or Sr. Yvette Bellerose,
SSA, at 774-239-3372, srybellerose@yahoo.com to pre-
register

Religious Education and
Faith Formation

Please visit the parish website for more faith forma-
tion information throughout the week.
www.saintpetersparish.org or facebook at saint peters
lifeteen (facebook.com/stplifeteen)


Bibles and Bagels: If you havent come to a bibles and
bagels morning, youre missing out so, you should con-
sider it. We learn about our faith, and have fun doing it.
When the heat of the summer is subsiding, well be coming
back to our book: Rediscover Catholicism. You have
about a month to start reading if you havent already
started. Its a great read. Well be back Thursday morning
September 4
th
at 8:30 (after the morning Mass) We hope
that youll join us!

Loreto, Edge and LifeTeen: The fall schedule
is out this week. If you are new to the program (or parish)
or if you dont receive your packet, please call the office at
508-234-6355. Enjoy the rest of your summer.

Mission Trip: Thank you so much to everyone
who joined us for our gathering this past Friday. We hope
you enjoyed hearing about our trip and the movie. We
really had a great time and got so much out of our trip to
Canada. The process begins anew in September when
the new dates and places for summer 2015 come out. We
hope to build another strong team this year and were hop-
ing some middle school kids will sign up to go to the just 5
days trip to Springfield! Well keep you posted.









Just wanted to share some Mission Trip
Pictures with the family.
One of the first places we saw when we arrived in Toronto
for he mission trip. We felt so at home.

A picture on the wall at Good Shepherd ministries (a home-
less shelter and soup kitchen) where we worked for the week.

And, one last picture of the team. Thanks so much for all you
did for all of us.

Chris, Tommy, Melanie, Meaghan, Rachel, Jessie, Callie
Hannah, Ryan, Lauren and Meagan.
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